Indian T20 League 2024: Rajasthan vs Delhi, Match 9 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Rajasthan (RJS) and Delhi (DEL) will take on each other in the ninth match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Thursday (March 28) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Both teams have already played their first game and will be walking out on Thursday for their second match of the season.

Rajasthan faced Lucknow in their opening assignment and elected to bat after winning the toss. Sanju Samson led the batting attack and helped his team post a total of 193 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Samson scored 82 runs off 52 deliveries and remained unbeaten. Lucknow could score only 173 runs for the loss of six wickets and lost the match by 20 runs. Trent Boult was the pick of the bowlers for Rajasthan and took two wickets for 35 runs in four overs. Samson won the Player of the Match award.

Delhi took on Punjab in their first match this season, where Punjab elected to bowl after winning the toss. Delhi reached a total of 174 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Shai Hope was the highest scorer for the team and made 33 runs off 25 deliveries. Punjab reached the target of 175 runs in 19.2 overs and won the match by four wickets. Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each for Delhi.

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Rajasthan vs Delhi Head to Head

Rajasthan and Delhi have played a total of 27 matches against each other in the Indian T20 League. Rajasthan have won 14 games, while Delhi have been victorious on 13 occasions.

Both teams have faced each other in six matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan have won four matches, while Delhi have won just two games. Delhi have won just two out of the last five matches against Rajasthan.

Probable Playing XIs

Rajasthan:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal

Delhi:

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma

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Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur might have a lot to offer to the batters. The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at this venue has been 147 runs. The average number of wickets teams have lost per inning here is six.

The teams batting first have won just three out of the last 10 matches here. Hence, the team winning the toss might look to bowl. The pacers are likely to play a crucial role in this match.

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Rajasthan vs Delhi Key Player Battles for Match 9

David Warner vs Rajasthan’s bowlers:

The left-handed opener has amassed a total of 534 runs in 15 outings against Rajasthan at an average of 38.14 and a strike rate of 126.84. He has scored five half-centuries against Rajasthan.

Warner has scored 39 runs off 28 deliveries against Yuzvendra Chahal. Against Ravichandran Ashwin, Warner has made 71 runs off 58 deliveries.

Axar Patel vs Rajasthan’s batters:

He has taken 12 wickets against Rajasthan in 14 games at an average of 30.08, an economy of 7.36, and a strike rate of 24.5.

Axar has given 11 runs off 16 deliveries against Riyan Parag and has dismissed him once. He has dismissed Sanju Samson once as well and has conceded 38 runs off 27 deliveries.

Jos Buttler vs Delhi’s bowlers:

Buttler has scored 383 runs against Delhi in 11 innings at a strike rate of 167.98. He has hit one century and two half-centuries against Delhi.

The spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav have not been able to dismiss Buttler so far. Buttler has a batting strike rate of 132 against Axar, while his strike rate against Kuldeep is 182. Buttler has scored 48 runs at a strike rate of 150 against Khaleel Ahmed.

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Delhi’s bowlers:

Jaiswal has made 118 runs against Delhi in four innings at a strike rate of 131.11. He has a batting strike rate of 277 against Khaleel Ahmed and 178 against Axar Patel.

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